Fox Focus

“The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The next best time is today.” This ancient Chinese proverb applies to ideas as well as habits. A seed planted today can spark change; a seed planted decades ago can disrupt an entire industry.  Faculty experts from the Fox School demonstrate the impact that […]

The  Fox School is focused on making a positive impact on its students, community and the global business world. This focus can be seen as a through line across much of the school’s research, including the current interdisciplinary industrial ecology project by Daniel Isaacs, legal studies professor, Avner Ronen, civil and environmental engineering assistant professor […]

What would happen if Temple University disappeared into thin air? OVER 29,000 STUDENTS RECEIVING HIGHER EDUCATION  43,000 JOBS STATEWIDE  $205 MILLION IN TAX REVENUE FOR PENNSYLVANIA  $82 MILLION IN CHARITY, PROVIDED BY TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM’S HOSPITALS  POOF. GONE.  Temple, like other research institutions across the U.S., acts as a significant economic engine for Philadelphia. […]

This winter, the Department of Theater will embark on its second round of an innovative playwriting initiative—commissioning and producing a world premiere play—thanks to Fox alumnus David Steele, BBA ’91. In 2016, Steele, the founder and CEO of One Wealth Advisors in San Francisco, established the Playwright Residency Program at Temple University’s Department of Theater. […]

Manveer Singh, his cousin and their driver were riding through the streets of Nairobi, Kenya in January of 2019 when a bomb exploded. Within seconds, gunmen were firing indiscriminately at anyone on the street and the trio found themselves hiding in the back seat of their car as bullets pummeled the vehicle.  The three men […]

Money is at the forefront of the way we think about business—how can you make your company, and in turn yourself, more profitable? A recent Deloitte Volunteer IMPACT Survey reports that “92% of surveyed corporate human resources executives agree that contributing business skills and expertise to a nonprofit can be an effective way to improve […]

In this new section of the Fox School alumni magazine Fox Focus, the editorial team interviews Fox employees about what extra knowledge, credentials and support they offer students and alumni. Here, our faculty and staff share the ways in which they do everything they can to empower our students and alumni to reach their full […]

For Dr. Leila Bouamatou, DBA ’17, women’s leadership in business is deeply personal As the daughter of the founder of a family-owned bank in the West African country of Mauritania, Bouamatou studied the challenges that women in francophone Africa face when seeking to take over the family business during her time in the Fox Executive […]

4 ways giving impacts Fox When Temple University opened its doors at the turn of the 19th century, it was more than a place—it was a bold, new idea. The transforming concept that founder Russell H. Conwell called, “The Temple Idea,” was to educate “working men and working women on a benevolent basis, at an […]

4 recent faculty research articles that will change how you do business Innovative research has transformed the way we live over the last century. From the airplane and the automobile to the radio and the Internet, progress has come from forward-thinking leaders who discover new solutions and insights into how we do business. At the […]

Deserve a raise? Here’s how to fight for it.  One hundred years ago, in 1918, the average American household made $1,518 annually. Today, the average business major’s starting salary is nearly 30 times that—between $45,000 and $50,000 per year, according to a recent study. For the last century, we have seen wages rise. But as […]

6 alumni and students pick essential items from 2019 to share with tomorrow’s business leaders  1. Nasir Mack, Class of 2021 Career goal: “To work in the entertainment, hospitality, and fashion industry.” Time capsule submission: Social media “Since I hope to one day become the CEO of a firm that is active in the entertainment […]

4 alumni blazing trails in their fields There is more to success than know-how. That’s why business smarts, strength, and character are injected into the DNA of Fox students. That’s why alumni are endowed with traits—perseverance, determination, and professional polish, to name a few—that give them a competitive edge in business. Below, we highlight a […]

5 tips for making a meaningful connection with employers The Fox School has maintained a focus on student professional development with the launch of the Center for Student Professional Development (CSPD). Since 1997, CSPD has served as a vital link between Fox students and the business community and a comprehensive resource for students on successful […]

5 Fox students and alumni redefining leadership Modern leadership manifests in seeing opportunity where others cannot. Today’s leaders choose to zig while others zag. They empower others, lifting as they climb. They are agile and creative, adept at solving problems. They’re also scarce. According to a 2016 report, more than 56 percent of U.S. executives […]